woolsocksandsandals t1_j8wl3pg wrote on February 17, 2023 at 1:52 PM

Hey, so I just got back from dropping off my kids at school and I had a little fun with litmus paper.

Tap water has a pH of 7

White 5% vinegar had a pH of 3

My coffee had a pH of 6

The rain water has a pH of 5 - it kind of looks like six in the picture, but in my hand in person it looked more like a five.

Danadroid OP t1_j8wm677 wrote on February 17, 2023 at 2:00 PM

looks like all is normal in your test then.

woolsocksandsandals t1_j8wmj3f wrote on February 17, 2023 at 2:03 PM

Yeah. I was under the incorrect impression until about 30 seconds ago that it was slightly more acidic than normal and I thought it was a good idea to check myself, apparently 5.5 is the norm.

thesbaine t1_j8xgf8v wrote on February 17, 2023 at 5:22 PM

Yup, I'd say 5.5 is within a reasonable deviation of normal.

woolsocksandsandals t1_j8xj5z2 wrote on February 17, 2023 at 5:39 PM

The other thing that could be happening is people are getting in one more chance to burn before the snow is off the ground. There’s probably some asshole with a stack of tires under his big pile of brush. I was just out doing some errands and I drove by like a half dozen properties where someone was doing their yearly brush pile burn. Definitely some trash and tires got burnt today in the area around my house.